Firefighter Close Calls

On 4/2/1979 the Wayside Inn fire, a board and care home, killed twenty-six in Farmington, Saint Francois County, Missouri after a fire started in the rear of the building near the kitchen in a one-story granite building. Thirty-seven patients and one attendant occupied the building when the fire started. The fire started around 5:00 a.m. […]

We regret to pass on that there was a double fatal crash involving a Somerset-Pulaski County EMS ambulance and a commercial truck around 0900 in Garrard County (south of Lexington) this morning. The crash happened near the Rocky Top Food Market Shell station at the intersection of US 27 and Old US 27. The intersection has […]

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Fort Worth firefighter was injured in an overnight crash. Police said a fire engine was headed toward a fire in the downtown area when it collided with an SUV near Sundance Square. The SUV rolled over, but the driver was not hurt. A firefighter who was in the engine was taken to the hospital […]

On 4/1/1853 the first salaried fire department was established in Cincinnati, Ohio; 444 men were hired as part-time firefighters. However, it was not until 1873 that firefighters were hired on a full-time basis and required to remain on duty in the engine houses. On 4/1/1886 in the late night hours, “a major fire destroyed a […]

All, Thirty-one-year-old Brandon Hoskins and 37-year-old Stacie Stegall have been charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering into the house that burned, killing Lexington (NC) Fire Captain Ronnie Metcalf. As you know, Captain Metcalf (a 19-year veteran of the Lexington FD) suffered burns on 60% of his body after getting trapped in that house on Tuesday morning. […]

31-year-old Brandon Hoskins and 37-year-old Stacie Stegall have been charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering into the house that burned, killing Lexington (NC) Fire Captain Ronnie Metcalf. As you know, Captain Metcalf (a 19-year veteran of the Lexington, NC FD) suffered critical burns on 60% of his body, after getting trapped in that house on […]

LEMONDOKOP-Two drivers lost their lives in a head collision between an ambulance and a sedan on Friday, March 29. The ambulance was responding to an accident scene in Bellevue village when the collision happened on the R81 Road at the Lemondokop turn. Tragically, both drivers involved in the collision lost their lives upon impact, while […]

All, A Scott County (Virginia, near the TN border) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty yesterday, Saturday while fighting a wildfire. Firefighter James Ward reportedly collapsed while working with a hand crew when he collapsed and was then treated/taken to Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he later died. FF Ward had worked with the […]

All, We regret to pass on that a Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty in an apparatus crash today in South Carolina. The crash happened around 1100 hours on Highway 72 in Clinton (Laurens County, NW of Columbia) while Firefighters were responding to a call. Initial reports are that the fire apparatus was involved in that […]

A Scott County (Virginia, near the TN border) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty yesterday, Saturday while fighting a wildfire. Firefighter James Ward reportedly collapsed while working with a hand crew when he collapsed and was then treated/taken to Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, where he later died. FF Ward had worked with the Virginia […]

We regret to pass on that a Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty in an apparatus crash today in South Carolina. The crash happened around 1100 hours on Highway 72 in Clinton (Laurens County, NW of Columbia) while Firefighters were responding to a call. Initial reports are that the fire apparatus was involved […]

Mar. 30—NEW LONDON — When it comes to responding to an emergency call, whether for a fire, crash or medical issue, seconds can count. So, a dispatch alert notifying firefighters of the location and type of ongoing incident needs to come in clearly for personnel to quickly suit up and get rolling. But the antiquated, […]

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Four people were hospitalized, including two firefighters with Chesterfield Fire & EMS, following a Saturday night crash involving a fire truck that shut down all area lanes on Interstate 95 for hours. According to Chesterfield Fire & EMS, just before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, a county ladder truck was positioned […]

On 3/31/1954 the Cleveland Hill School explosion and fire killed fifteen, and injured nineteen sixth-grade students, in Cheektowaga, New York a heavily populated Buffalo suburb. The fire flashed through the eight-classroom 100-foot-long wood-frame annex building just before noon recess. “The cause of the fire was never determined but it may have been caused by a […]

CINCINNATI — One person was injured when an ambulance was involved in a crash on Reading Road Friday. According to police on the scene, the ambulance was driving with its lights and sirens on while transporting a patient to the hospital when a vehicle allegedly pulled out in front of them, causing the collision. A […]

On 3/30/1905 a Bronx, New York (FDNY) firefighter “was killed when he was caught in falling debris in a subway tunnel, as he and other firefighters were washing out remains from a fire from the day before.” On 3/30/1923 two Manhattan, New York (FDNY) firefighters “were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall […]

All, A civilian is dead and 4 Firefighters were “severely” injured in Ringgold, Georgia today. The 4 Firefighters received those burn injuries while operating at a working dwelling fire at around 1520 hours. Initial reports were that someone may have been trapped in the burning home. This is reported to be a non-hydranted area. Much more […]

A civilian is dead and 4 Firefighters were “severely” injured in Ringgold, Georgia today. The 4 Firefighters received those burn injuries while operating at a working dwelling fire at around 1520 hours. Initial reports were that someone may have been trapped in the burning home. This is reported to be a non-hydranted area. Much more […]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly made several 911 calls on Tuesday, making “violent threats” toward Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office employees, including the sheriff. Michael Minnuci, 52, made his first 911 call at about 6:24 p.m., according to NBC affiliate WBBH. During his call, he reportedly threatened the operator, […]

All, We regret to pass on that Lexington (NC) Fire Captain Ronnie Metcalf, who received severe injuries while fighting a fire which destroyed a home on the morning of March 06, 2024, has died in the Line of Duty. Captain Metcalf was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital where he had been in […]